Shingling-gage.



PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

P. L. MORRIS.

SHINGLING GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED 001a. 1906.

STATES Parana (NFFIQE.

St-llNGLING-"GAGE.

App ication tiled October 8,

To all ZU/tvJ-Wb it may concern:

Be it known. that I, PINKNEY L. MORRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wewahitchha, county of Calhoun. and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shingling-Gages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shinglingages.

The object of the present'invention is the provision of a shingling-gage, of which two or more may be used to hold a straight-edge, which will have improved means for adjust ably retaining the straight-edge so-that the gage will be adapted to the setting of shingles of diiierent'lengths and to provide novel means for rapidly and easily engaging the device with a shingle already set to securely hold the gages and'the straight-edge in position, but subject to rapid and easy detachment for the application to a course of shingles which has just been set,

The invention is set forth fully hereinafter, and the novel features are recited in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is v a perspective view showing the manner in used Fig. 2,

which the improved shingling-gages may be a detail side view of one of the gages; Fig. 3, a front view, and Fig. 4 a vertical section.

q The gage has a straight-edge support 1',

provided with an offset part 2, forming a seat 3'for the straight-edge 4 and provided with a vertical slot 5, through which a clamping-screw 6 passes into the straight-edge 'to therebyperinit the straight-edge to be adjusted up or down, 'asdesired, according to the length of the shingles'beingset.

The-numeral 7 designatesashingle gaging finger, which'is tapered so'that 1t.-1 nay be readilyinserted under the shingle alrea'dy set, and it is provided with a lug 8 to abut the" lower end of the shingle.

A plate' '9, which. is :connected to the straight-edge support 1 and finger 7. by a rivet 10, is provided with a .slot 11 and carries a slotted plate,.12, provided with loops 13, in which is held a pin 14. J ournaledo'n the pin 14, and lying in the slot 11, is a camlever 15, whose cani- 16 is adapted to bear against the straight edge support 1. The

. which strai ht-edge support 1 carries a claw 17,

is forced into the shingle (shown at 18') claw is released from the shingle whenthe cam-lever is thrown outwardly.

Specification of, Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19. 1907.

1906. Serial No. 33S.-J0.

course of shingles can be rapidly and easily set, after which the gages are removed by throwing the cam-levers outwardly and slipping the "fingers 7- irom under the shingles,

course of shingles and another course of shingles is set, these operations being continued until the roof has been properly shingled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. A shingling-gage comprising finger adapted to be slipped under a set shingle, a straight-edge support having means to engage a setshingle, a plate connected to the straight-edge support and to the finger, and means for exerting. pressure between the plate and the straight-edge support to cause the straight-edge support to engage the set shingle.

adapted to be slipped under a set shingle, a straight-edge support having meanstoengage a set shingle, a plateconnected to the straight-edge support and to the finger, and a cam-lever adapted to exert pressure heport to cause the straight-edge support to en gage the setshingle.

3. A shingling-gage comprising a finger adapted to-beslipped under a set shingle, a straight-edge suport having means to en gage a set shing e, a plate connected to the straight-edge support and to the finger, and

pivoted to the plate which is adapted to force the strai l-it-edge support into engagement with the set shingle.

with a finger adapted to be slipped under a withan o'fl'set portion, a securing device passing through the lot of'the straight-edge sup- 1 port'for securing the straight-edge in difi'erforty feet long and is then adjusted according to'the lengths of the shingles, and the next 2. A shingling-gage comprising a finger.

tween the plate and the straight-edge sup setshingle, of a straighteedge support having a claw to engage the set shingle and'provided are positioned, as shown in Fig. 1, byslipping and the gages are then engaged with a higher a cam-lever received in a slot in the plateand 5- 4. In a slnnglmggage, the combination ent adjusted positions, and means for causing claw to engage the set shingle comprising a. plate secured to the stra' 't-edge support, and 'a cam-lever. carried y the plate and adapted to bear on the straight-edge support.

the claw to engage the set shingle.

5. In a shinglinggage the combination,

with a finger adapted to be'slipped under a set shingle, of a straight-edge support ha a claw to engage the set shingle and provide with an ofi'setoportion, a securing device passsignature in presence of two witnesses,

PINKNEY L. MORRIS.

ing through the slot of thestraight-edgesup- Witnesses: port for securing the straight-edge 1n drlfer- O. A. BOWE ent adjusted positions, means for causing the In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 15 

